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title: Leo III
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# Leo III

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## Image File

[![Leo III](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7715.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7715.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) nomisma [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) depicting [Byzantine emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Byzantine_Emperor/) [Leo III](https://www.worldhistory.org/Leo_III/) (r. 717-741 CE). (British Museum, London)

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